diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 697e3cd9..dd3d02c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1.18.2 - 2019-08-15
+===================
+
+### Fixes
+- Make default python lookup more deterministic to avoid redundant installs
+    - #1117 PR by @scop.
+
 1.18.1 - 2019-08-11
 ===================
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c7175b24..348787b6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pre_commit
-version = 1.18.1
+version = 1.18.2
 description = A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks.
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown